"WATER DOG" AGAIN.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 155, 22 June 1908, Page 4

"WATER DOG" AGAIN.

J AViTIIKi! CONVICTION. In the Magistrate's Court on Saturday Mr. 11. S. Fitzlierheri. S.M.. de- | livered his deei-iou in th ); ease in which John Myiiott was (-barged with having di-per-ed a copy of ;i letter purporting to bo written by one -Water Do'/' to J the editor of tlic Auckland J'ree I'rc-s. and bearing uie date Maivli Is. UMIS. tin* printer of -tit it paper having omitted I to print thereon hi- name and phic 01 j abode, a- required by the Printers and I Xew-papers UejriMration Act. lStiS. A»- | eiwd via- alleged t<i have delivered a ( eopy ol the jetter to A. K. Syke*. cliriil-i-L Devon—trer-t. *-*»' ';t n I Ijaddre]] j pn.--T-uti'd and Y.:\ fhil.lieu defended. . j Mr. 11 ill i-Ih'ii had raided a [mint ilia! | the infonnatioiL wa» kid. in thai it ! charged Mynott with "dispelling" the letter. and eonterided that delivery of <»ne copy di 4 not eoiiie within the niean- ! in« of the word "disperse." i In hi, deei-inu yir. Fitzlierbcrt ; remarked liiat th«* word "di-per-e." in jit* u-ual ineanini:. meant "to >catier.' j a-. .Mr. Mnti-lieii - it liad ] other meaning. It wa* -ynonynious I with "fjive," and wa> -therefore applicable to only oni' copy. Hi- Worship did ! not think it was nive-saiy for the pro -•'!Uii"ii io piu.e that Mvie'tt had oilr-r copie- of the letter in hi> po- i —-i'>ji. : If Mr. Hut'-lien's contention wciv cor- ' i reel the law could be easily evaded. I Then. ton. the Interpretation Aet made , it a separate "ifem e where each -''|i'lj rati- ' "py was i-siird. Ibe inform;!! ion ■ iva- -ily and the 0i1."., .' i i. j U-rii i-r.ivi o. The defendant eoui i <■'; . I evidence if he thouL'ht lit. a- Mr. Iltit j cben had rais-ed the di>vii-si'il at I the conelu-ion "t the pro-einiinu. without ..tr-riii" evith'nee. Jfr. Ilutclien said that lie would not offer evidence, and the defendant iva* convietvd and lined C~> and costs | Mr. Illltelieii asked his Worship I" : state a ease for tin? .Supreme Court it Ii" 1 eoiisidi'red the matter one ill which a ea-e should lie stated. ; ili- Worship ilid not think the case , one thai ivii. nci-es-ary l"i a case lor the t 'our; to be -1.1 i">l. Mr. Ifuteh' 'i: "Of . I .-.in I the to ill'- SnjlJ-I'lH.' I '"II ' ill ,111 "tier wav if me i-b'-nl pb■s ire - Ili- \'Vo-iiip: '"Til:!! iOil t '.II applieaiii'ii lII' Mr. I! it' iln tl , ■ l"hii'l..ir was -i.'iitcd a f■ 11111i11L in ( wiucli to pay.